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Maaike Head (born 11 September 1983 in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
) is a Dutch
rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
. She competed in the
lightweight double sculls A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly s ...
at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the latter, she won the gold medal together with
Ilse Paulis Ilse Paulis (born 30 July 1993) is a Dutch representative rower. She is a world champion, a dual Olympian, an Olympic gold medallist and has set three world's best times, two of which are standing world records as of 2021. She is racing the ligh ...
.


Career

In 2016, Head and Paulis broke the
world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book '' Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizati ...
in the lightweight double sculls. Before rowing, she participated in speed skating, winning a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2003 World Junior Championships in
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, Japan, and participating in Dutch Allround Championships.


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* * * * 1983 births Living people Dutch female rowers Dutch female speed skaters Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers from Amsterdam World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau European Rowing Championships medalists 21st-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub